Attorney Profiles

Ms. Florio is a cum laude graduate of Pace Law School, obtaining a joint Juris Doctor and Master's Degree in Public Administration. She graduated magna cum laude from Fordham University with a Bachelor of Science degree. Ms. Florio served as Principal Law Clerk to the Honorable Vito J. Titone, Sr. Associate Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals, and an additional ten years as Principal Law Clerk to various State Supreme Court, County Court and Court of Claims Judges. She is a former Assistant District Attorney in the Appeals Bureau of the Westchester County District Attorney's Office, and has argued before the New York State Court of Appeals and the Appellate Division, Second Department. She presently serves on the Board of Governors of Daytop, and is Co-Chair of the Criminal Law Committee of the Westchester Women's Bar Association.

Areas of Practice

• Appeals/Appellate Practice
• Civil Litigation
• Collections/Judgment Enforcement on behalf of Creditors
• Complex Litigation
• Criminal Law
• Medical Malpractice
• Personal Injury
• Product Liability
• Wrongful Death

Bar Admissions

• New York, 1993
• Connecticut, 1992

Education

• Pace University School of Law, White Plains, New York, 1992
  J.D.
  Honors: Cum Laude
  Law Review: Pace Law Review, Executive Editor (1991-1992), 1990 - 1992
  
  
• Pace University Graduate School of Public Administration, White Plains, New York, 1992
  Master's Degree
  Honors: Cum Laude
  Major: Public Administration
  
  
• Fordham University, Bronx, New York, 1985
  B.S.
  Honors: Magna Cum Laude
  Major: Psychology
  
  

Published Works

• Wilder v. Virginia Hosp. Assn: Making the Medicaid Reimbursement Rate Challenge a Federal Case, Pace Law Review, Vol. 12, No. 1, 1992

Honors and Awards

• Partner in Justice Award - For Dedication to Access to Justice for the Indigent, 2008

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Westchester Women's Bar Association
  Co-Chair, Criminal Law Committee
  
  
• Daytop Village, Inc., 2008 - Present
  Board of Governors
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Hon. Francis A. Nicolai, JSC, 9th District, New York State Superme Court, Office of the Administrative Judge, Principal Law Clerk, 2004 - 2008
• Hon. Fred L. Shapiro, AJSC, New York State Superme & County Courts, Principal Law Clerk, 2003 - 2004
• Westchester County District Attorney's Office, Assistant District Attorney, 2001 - 2003
• Hon. Andrew P. O'Rourke, New York State Court of Claims, Principal Law Clerk, 1998 - 2001
• Hon. Vito J. Titone, Sr. Associate Judge, New York State Court of Appeals, Principal Law Clerk, 1993 - 1998
• New York State Court of Appeals, Court Attorney, Central Staff, 1992 - 1993